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Newspaper
Boston Post
Location
Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1912
Page
5
Leader Joseph J Ettor states rioting saw only workers injured as cars stopped. He cites police and militia presence, calls the parade peaceful, and condemns mill owners for pressuring workers while urging calm and nonparticipation, claiming 80 percent want to return to work.
Governor Foss ordered twelve infantry companies and two cavalry troops from state militia to report to Lawrence at once amid alarms in Boston and suburbs. Units from the Fifth, Eighth, and Sixth Regiments moved on a special train with full equipment, as Boston locals and Cambridge troops joined the mobilization.
A Militia member fired over about 20 men attempting to cross the Merrimac river near the Uswoco mills. The incident marked the first shot of the strike era. The men fled to the south shore. Also noted is a $60,000 Massachusetts Senate appropriation for convention expenses and a foreign delegate tour, with Boston to host the next autumn international congress.
A New Haven man endured twenty years of severe itching and sleepless nights until a small jar of Resinol Ointment brought instant relief. He credits the ointment with curing the condition when other doctors failed. The ad promotes Resinol Ointment and Resinol Soap as effective for eczema burns and skin eruptions, with sample offers from Resnol Chemical Co.
John J. Breen the son of former mayor is jailed by state police on conspiracy to plant dynamite to harm striker interests and for possessing an explosive. Authorities say dynamite evidence may be presented tomorrow and could spark police scandal and implicate officials.
The international congress of chambers of commerce and allied associations meets in Boston September 24 to 28. It could be the greatest world convention in the United States if plans succeed. Senator Lodge in Washington introduced a joint resolution asking President Taft to invite all commercial nations to participate and send delegates.
Lawrence January 29 J J Ettor strike leader refused Governor Foss 30 day truce proposal saying only mill owners offers are acceptable He stressed the strike committee cannot promise acceptance and that strikers have unanimously backed the 15 percent demand The committee would refer any corporate offer to the strikers for action if such an offer is made by the corporations.
Dominico De Passio, 23, of East Boston, was arrested after allegedly knifing Michael O Neil, 37, also of East Boston, near the gate house of the East Boston ferry. O Neil used a club in defense and sustained facial cuts while De Passio suffered a fractured nose and head injuries.
Eight year old Margaret Cicilo daughter of Mr and Mrs Rossi Cicilo of 22 Shannon Street Brighton died after a tea kettle burned her dress igniting her sleeve while removing it from the stove. She was taken to Boston City Hospital and died at 7 o clock last night.
Massachusetts officials of the A F of L and the Boston Central Labor Union offered aid to the Longshoremen’s Trade Council in the ongoing strike. East Boston leader Thomas J. Giblin pledged at least 2000 dollars to stock a wholesale store for provisions and supplies for the strikers and their families. The council will consider the proposal at today’s meeting. Strikers who lacked strike benefits were paid five dollars each yesterday at Roughan building in Charlestown. The unions are expected to endorse the strike in support of higher wages.
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